Quality Care

A person wearing a CGM patch is checking their blood glucose level on a mobile app
By  Adam Ang 01:53 am January 13, 2024
New player in digital diabetes management  Diabetes app Smit.fit from India and Qatar-based digital therapeutics (DTx) company Droobi Health have announced their merger.  The combined entity called DroobiSmit, headquartered in Singapore, aims to be a leading diabetes solution provider in the Middle East and South Asia regions. It will offer personalised solutions for people with pre-diabetes,...
Close up of healthcare providers in scrubs looking down while performing surgery
By  Nathan Eddy 01:44 pm January 12, 2024
Surgical robotics and mixed reality company Zeta Surgical announced it secured FDA special 510(k) clearance for advanced functionalities and expanded compatibility of its cranial navigation system for neurosurgery. The mixed-reality navigation system offers surgeons real-time "GPS-like" guidance with millimeter precision. With a computer vision engine ensuring continuous accuracy despite patient...
Person sitting next to a window with their eyes closed and their chin raised
By  Jessica Hagen 11:33 am January 10, 2024
Connecticut-based suicide prevention telehealth platform Vita Health has secured $22.5 million in Series A funding.  LFE Capital, CVS Health Ventures, Athyrium Capital Management, Flare Capital Partners, Connecticut Innovations, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund and HopeLab participated in the round. WHAT IT DOES Vita Health connects telehealth providers with youth and adults contemplating suicide....
Person answering their front door and getting a delivery from another person
By  Nathan Eddy 12:55 pm January 8, 2024
Healthcare data analytics company Socially Determined and Uber Health, the ride-hailing company's healthcare arm for patients and providers, are partnering to improve access to food and prescription delivery as well as transportation services by leveraging social determinants of health analytics. Socially Determined offers payers, providers, life sciences organizations and others an analytics...
Joe Lanzisero, former Walt Disney imagineer and current VP of Zeitgeist Design & Production
By  Jessica Hagen 12:35 am January 6, 2024
Imagineering is the research and development arm of the Walt Disney Company, which is responsible for creating, designing and constructing Disney theme parks, merchandise development, Disney games and other attractions globally.   Joe Lanzisero, former Walt Disney imagineer and current VP of Zeitgeist Design & Production, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the creation process of...
Medications tracking feature now live on Samsung Health app
By  Adam Ang 10:48 pm December 28, 2023
Meds tracking live on Samsung Health  Samsung Electronics has started rolling out a new Medications tracking feature on the Samsung Health app to help users manage their medications and improve adherence. The feature helps users keep track of their prescription and over-the-counter medications. It also provides users detailed information about their medications, including potential side effects...
Healthcare provider in green scrubs wearing a stethoscope around their neck while looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:12 pm December 21, 2023
GuideHealth, an AI-enabled value-based care provider for health systems, announced it acquired healthcare data analytics company Arcadia's value-based care services division and managed services organization. The company also announced it signed an agreement with Arcadia to leverage its data analytics platform to power the acquired offerings, which will work in conjunction with its predictive and...
Healthcare provider looking at screens
By  Dr. Liz Kwo 02:27 pm December 15, 2023
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is the result of increased demand for tailored healthcare solutions, lower costs, higher accuracy pertaining to medical decisions and diagnosis to improve patient health outcomes.  With an estimated valuation of $15.1 billion for the global market in 2022, AI in healthcare is an irreversible process that is already reshaping medicine and...
Digital image of a robot pertaining to healthcare
By  Jessica Hagen 10:37 am December 14, 2023
Leaders in the digital health space told MobiHealthNews their predictions about where AI will make the most significant mark in healthcare in 2024.    Following the considerable increase in the use of AI in healthcare in 2023, stakeholders expect next year to bring even wider adoption of the technology across various sectors, from implementation in physician-facing tools that help ease provider...
Healthcare provider looking at a tablet while talking on the phone
By  Jessica Hagen 05:11 pm December 12, 2023
Digital weight loss company Noom has announced several new hires within its leadership team, including new executive vice president and chief financial officer Jean Clifton, chief technology officer Rich Friedman, and general counsel Norman Petty.  The company has also appointed Jim Bugden as senior vice president of corporate development and partnerships, named Katerina Kugel as senior director...